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Category: Legal History

Armada chests and legal documents: Anderson Strathern

Published 28 August 2019 by jcairns

Most law firms have antecedents back through the centuries. In recent years, there have been many amalgamations, and law firms can end up holding interesting…

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15 August, Birthday of Napoleon and Sir Walter Scott: Codes and Europe

Published 24 August 2019 by jcairns

Napoleon is one of the most interesting and important figures in the history of Europe; Sir Walter Scott was one of the most important and…

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The French Viceroy

Published 2 August 2019 by jcairns

France is of course a republic; but it still has at least one vice-roi! The river Bidassoa, in the Basque country, divides Spain from its…

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Latin Revival

Published 1 August 2019 by jcairns

It perhaps may be no great surprise to readers of this blog that your blogger’s favourite school subjects were History, Latin, and English. In all,…

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Race, Slavery, and Reparations

Published 8 July 2019 by jcairns

Regular readers of this blog will be aware of its interest in questions of history, race, slavery, and discrimination. Your blogger is very pleased to…

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